balkanization

The Syrian conflict has now acquired a dynamic of its own. Its no longer about the self determination and emancipation of the long suffering populace but the theatre of war has tragically morphed into a proxy war between global and regional powers with Assad and ISIS continuing to beat the drums...

The war in Yemen is rapidly unravelling and all indications are that the country might go the Syrian way. The government controls the south and is only making little progress against the Houthis who control the north. Added to the mix is the prescence of different terrorist groups like ISIS and...